Falco Announces Agreement to Purchase Mining Fleet FOR Horne 5 Project
For Immediate Release TSX.V - FPC
FALCO ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE
MINING FLEET FOR HORNE 5 PROJECT
(Montreal, Qué bec, November 10th, 201 7) – Falco Resources Ltd. (FPC: TSX -V) (“Falco” or the
“Company”) is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement to purchase its mining fleet for the
Horne 5 Project located in Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada. The Company selected Sandvik Mining and
Rock Technology, Val d’Or, Québec, (“Sandvik”) as its supplier of choice for the mining fleet.
Luc Lessard, President and Chief Executive Officer commented, "The purchase of the mining fleet brings
the Horne 5 Project one step closer to production . Through this agreement, we were able to secure
favourable pricing and terms and have managed to further derisk the Horne 5 Project. Sandvik will be
providing a complete automation solution that will increase efficiencies during production operations.
Its experience, leading-edge technology and proven track record having supplied underground mining
projects throughout the world will further enhance the execution of the Horne 5 Project.”
From the development phase to the production phase, the Sandvik equipment fleet will incorporate 34
units including LHD’s, trucks and drills. The mining fleet will include the following, five 21 ton scoop s,
five 17 ton scoops, four 50 ton mine trucks, two additional 50 ton mine trucks for Phase 3, four 2 booms
automated jumbos, five bolters, 5 automated production drills, two cable bolters and two wet shotcrete
sprayers.
The agreement also includes the supply, start- up and installation of Sandvik’s AutoMine® Loading
system. A single loader automation system, which will enable Falco to operate multiple loaders in
separate production areas from an individual operator station. The system provides the functionality for
the operation and supervision of a semiautomated or fully automated loader. The semi-automated
production cycle consists of automated tramming and dumping and teleremote operated bucket
loading. An automatic bucket filling assistant will also be included giving the system operator the option
to either fill the bucket teleremotely or automatically. The AutoMine® Loading system includes a Access
Control System, an operator station and the MineLAN Communication Network.
The total value of the new equipment fleet and AutoMine is approximately C$ 60 million. No deposit s
are required until the initial equipment order is made. Delivery of the fleet is scheduled to start in 2020.
The Sandvik equipment fleet can be submitted to Credit Development Agencies.
About Falco
Falco Resources Ltd. is one of the largest mineral claim holders in the Province of Québec, with
extensive land holdings in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt. Falco owns about 67,000 hectares of land in the
Rouyn-Noranda mining camp, which represents approximately 70% of the entire camp and includes 13
former gold and base metal mine sites. Falco's principal asset is the Horne 5 P roject located in the
former Horne mine that was operated by Noranda from 1927 to 1976 and produced 11.6 million ounces
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of gold and 2.5 billion pounds of copper. Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd is the largest shareholder of the
Company and currently owns 13.2% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company. The Company
has 180,620,244 shares issued and outstanding.
For further information contact:
Vincent Metcalfe
Chief Financial Officer
514-905-3162
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include the reliability of the historical data referenced in this press release and those risks set out in Falco's public
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undue reliance should not be placed on these statements, which only apply as of the date of this news release, and
no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed times frames or at all. Except where required
by applicable law, Falco disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward -looking statement,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.